Manhattan plaza health club gay sex

Even inno one the Blade contacted would go on the record to talk about their experiences at the Crew Club, the Washington gay gym and bathhouse that will end its year run next month. But attribution was hard to pin down. Cute, tipsy out-of-town gays who were cute and fun. I had some crazy times in the sauna and steam room.

Allen, circumspect in a brief phone interview this week, declined to make any of his 15 employees available for comment. He said he kept no records on how many of his clientele were locals vs. It claimed about 70 were in business at the time, down from about in the disco era, figures current industry insiders say are roughly accurate.

Its owners are hoping to open this month pending another inspection. The biggest issue, one long-time veteran of the industry says, is escalating real estate prices in metro areas that have enough gay population to sustain them. Their succession plans are very weak. Holding who has his own succession plan in place says in some cases a straight relative has continued a gay bathhouse business — he mentions a straight owner who formerly had clubs in Dallas, Austin and Milwaukee, who ran them for years but eventually decided to sell to hungry real estate developers rather than modernize or update the clubs.

His kids had no interest in it and his father was about There have been several situations like that where the real estate has just become so valuable. The preferred industry word now, members say, is sauna. Bathhouse sounds seedy and dated, some say. All the major U. He says the businesses that are doing the best are the ones whose owners have invested in serious remodeling.

Nyc / Nj Gyms

Holding agrees. He estimates annual U. Club Houston just finished a major renovation a few months ago. Cleanliness is critical to the success of the business. Gatz-Nibbio scrolls mentally over the country, mentioning markets not yet referenced here. One closed in Chicago, but another remains. There are two each in Detroit and Las Vegas.

Denver, Phoenix, Atlanta and San Diego each have one. Seattle has a Steamworks. One closed in Honolulu. Some exist in unexpected markets — Grand Rapids, Mich.